Data Protection Officer

The Company collects personal information for purposes as described below:

1. for announcements of new products and services;
2. as a communication point for the conduct of business or after-sales service;
3. for recruitment activities, human resource management, temporary staff placement management;
4. for responding to inquiries and requests for the disclosure of personal information received by the Company.

• Personal information to be released: full name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, bank account number;
• Release method: hand-over of printed document;
• Recipients: bank, labor management firms, organization(s) to which temporary staff are placed
• The Company may enter into an agreement covering the protection of personal information with the abovementioned recipients.

However, in the following cases, personal information may be released even without the consent of the persons concerned:

• when there is legal basis;
• in cases where it is necessary for the protection of the life, person or property of the concerned individual (and legal entity), and where it is difficult to obtain the consent of the parties concerned;
• when it is for the improvement of public health or for the promotion of the sound upbringing of children, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the parties concerned;
• in cases where it is necessary to cooperate towards the conduct of legal matters as set by government agencies, regional government institutions or persons accorded such governmental authority, and when the acquisition of consent from the parties concerned may present an obstacle to the accomplishment of the aforementioned legal matters.

In the conduct of business, the Company may consign the processing of all or part of its collected personal information to an outside party. In this case, the Company shall select the consignee that can appropriately handle personal information, and will make the necessary arrangements to enter into a contract with the consignee to ensure the proper handling and management of confidentiality of personal information in order to prevent leakage.

In carrying out personal information utilization (item II(1) above), the Company may share personal information, for as long as this corresponds to the context and limitations below:

• Personal information to be shared: full name, designation, business address, email address, telephone/fax number;
• Recipients are limited to: affiliate and partner companies published on the Company’s website;
• Management of shared personal information: the Company’s Data Protection Officer;
• Method of acquiring appropriate personal information: application forms for seminars, etc., business cards.

The items of personal information obtained by the Company are entirely those provided voluntarily by the persons concerned. However, in cases where the Company is not able to obtain necessary information, obstacles may arise in the processes or procedures in the Company’s stated purposes of the use of Personal Information.

The Company will never employ methods of obtaining personal information that the parties concerned cannot easily recognize (e.g., Cookies, etc.).

With regards to the personal information that the Company stores, only the person concerned, or a duly-designated representative, can request for notification, disclosure, correction, addition, deletion of purposes of the use of Personal Information, suspension of the use of Personal Information, elimination of Personal Information, and suspension of release to third parties of Personal Information. To this end, please use the contact information below. In such case, in order to prevent unintended disclosure or transfer of information, etc., verifiable personal identification must be presented, and corresponding procedures set forth by the Company will be followed.